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Murine typhus
An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microorganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis). The…
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Show more- DEHP A softener for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a plastic polymer used in a wide array of products. Unplasticized…
- Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Y Diseases (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- Nephrotomogram A series of special x-rays of the kidneys. The x-rays are taken from different angles. They show the kidneys…
- Nucleosome Structure responsible in part for the compactness of a chromosome. Each nucleosome consists of a sequence of…
- Tubercular See: Tuberculous
- Polymox See: Amoxicillin
- Factor, colony-stimulating Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a blood test for the…
- Osteogenesis imperfecta Brittle bone disease. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is not one but a group of genetic diseases, all of which…
- Periosteoma A benign tumor arising from the periosteum, the dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that…
- Circumcision Circumcision: Surgery that removes the foreskin (the loose tissue) covering the glans of the penis…
- Gonad A reproductive gland (ovary or testis) that produces germ cells (gametes). In embryonic life, the gonad in…
- Vesiculography The use of special X-ray equipment and a dye to examine the seminal vesicles and related structures…